Hei

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Hei. pūpū (shell) and 'Ā'ano (seed) necklace. Broken, consisting of fourteen fragments. The pūpū and 'Ā'ano are bored and threaded onto strips of fau (hibiscus fibre). The pūpū are white poreho (cowrie shells) with yellow rings across their backs, with several of the pūpū yellow in colour. The poreho alternate with pipi seeds (Job's tears, Coix lacryma-jobi) as well as red 'Ā'ano (Adenanthera pavonina, Red-bead tree seeds).

Accession number: 1918.71 Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
Other Name

Neck ornament (English)

Place
Tahiti/Society Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
Accession Number

1918.71

Accession Date

1918

Other Id

8881 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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ornament; 1918.71; 8881; Photographed by Andrew Hales; digital; 01 Feb 2018; Cultural Permissions Apply
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